Grassland-shrubland transformation and grazing: A century-scale view of a northern Chihuahuan Desert grassland

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1594-1605

  Yanoff, Steven ^a   Muldavin, Esteban ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Desertification; Historical vegetation change; Woody invasion

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; DESERT; DESERTIFICATION; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; PATCH SIZE; POPULATION DECLINE; SHRUBLAND;

CHIHUAHUAN DESERT; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 45449086451     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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